Cory Bentley

Transforming & scaling tech companies for 15 years | Web3 startups to Fortune 500s | Dad jokes / lame puns enthusiast

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About

• Canadian with 15 years' leadership in SaaS, enterprise data/cloud, and web3 in ASEAN region, especially Japan and Vietnam. • Director bringing first successful US IPO for a Vietnam-based company (NASDAQ:SOPA) plus two additional successful exits in Web3. • Founder of a marketing automation AI SaaS platform, a Web3 metaverse hub, and an early stage Web3 investment accelerator fund. • Raised $80M+ in capital from angels and VCs across 3 projects. • Honors degree from Queen's University plus diplomas from two leading Japanese universities. • Native English speaker, conversational in Vietnamese, Japanese, and French.

Experience

  • Co-Founder/CEO at Runesoul
    Jun 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Co-founder & CEO at Runesoul, a leading Play-to-Earn ARPG

  • Marketing Director at HELIX International
    May 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Global enterprise content management and migrations software platform and managed services provider. Global leader in enterprise data migration projects for 30 years with 500+ projects, 1PB+ migrated, and 100% project success rate. Partner of choice for most Big Tech companies offering Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.

  • Regional Director of Sales And Marketing at IBM
    May 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Mainframe to cloud solutions for Fortune 500 FinServ companies

  • Co-Founder & CRO at GrowthHero.AI
    Aug 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Co-founder and CRO of GrowthHero AI (formerly Xperx AI), an AI-driven marketing automation SaaS platform including CRM, social media management, and analytics tools. Co-founded along with former COO and CTO of Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA).

  • Chief Marketing Officer at Society Pass Inc. (NASDAQ: SOPA)
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Worked directly with CEO, COO, and CTO to bring the first and only Vietnamese company ever to US IPO (NASDAQ:SOPA). Exited with COO and CTO to co-found GrowthHero AI. Society Pass is now acquiring and rolling up other POS, ecommerce, and delivery companies.